DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST Archives

DAILY DIGEST, 10/13: How wildfires could affect the water in Lake Oroville; Restoring CA’s forests to reduce wildfire risks will take time, billions of dollars and a broad commitment; Environmentalists and dam operators, at war for years, start making peace; and more …

October 13, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … VIRTUAL SUMMIT: Ensuring Equitable Involvement in Regional Water Planning, Day 2 from 8:30am...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/12: CA tribe offered solution to wildfire management, was USFS listening?; Fires take a deep toll on wine country; New guide addresses stagnant water in buildings with low occupancy; and more …’

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October 12, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING for Systemwide Flood Risk Reduction Program Draft Guidelines from 10am to...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: La Niña may signal little relief from endless hot, dry weather; More on Trump and CA water; Podcast: Eric Garner on SGMA and lawsuits; The immense potential of solar panels floating on dams; and more …

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October 11, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … La Niña may signal scant relief from California’s seemingly endless loop of hot, dry weather “After a brief interlude of mild temperatures Saturday, a warm-up is forecast to begin Sunday as upper-level...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/9: Trump rants about Delta smelt on Fox News; Legislative session brings new state laws on water and climate change for 2021; Concerns grow about herbicide use in wildfires’ wake; Lack of utility data obscures customer water debt problems; and more …

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October 9, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WEBINAR: SAFER Aquifer Risk Map: At-Risk Domestic Wells and State Small Water...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/8: CA water managers not ready for climate change, science group says; CA to set aside 1/3 of land and water for conservation; Coachella Valley school first to receive SAFER funding; ‘It’s Orwellian’: Native loophole lets NASA shirk cleanup; and more …

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October 8, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … VIRTUAL SUMMIT: Ensuring Equitable Involvement in Regional Water Planning, Day 1 from 8:30am...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/7: AG Becerra sends comment letter challenging Shasta Dam raise; Recession safety net needed for state’s small water systems; Arsenic cleanup in Sierra Nevada; San Francisco Bay’s nutrient phenomena; and more …

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October 7, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE MEETING: The State Water Resources Control Board meets at 9:30am. Agenda items include a presentation on the (PFAS) Statewide Investigation Technical Data and a report from the Presiding Hearing Officer on the...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/6: Redwood City salt ponds subject to environmental protections, judge rules; Update on atmospheric rivers in the forecast; Assessing water quality: Stressors to sustainable water management in CA; and more …

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October 6, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The State Water Resources Control Board meets at 9:30am. Agenda items include consideration...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/5: Happy New Water Year! Rain finally expected in NorCal; Rural communities struggle to provide clean drinking water; The climate science behind this year’s wildfires and powerful storms; Steelhead trout in the L.A. River?; and more …

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October 5, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Happy 2021! Here’s to a New Water Year! Jay Lund writes, “2020 was...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: New Drought Monitor map shows extreme dry conditions growing in CA; Can fish eat their way out of climate change?; ‘Massive coverup’:Steady flow of contamination into Mule Creek continues; Peter Gleick & colleagues give water recommendations to the next president; and more …

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October 4, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … New Drought Monitor map shows extreme dry conditions growing in Calif. “The new federal Drought Monitor map shows that localized drought conditions are increasing in Northern California. The Sept. 22 map had...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/2: Water Year 2020 demonstrates California’s weather variability; Politics boiling over in race where water is key; Will a former hurricane provide the ‘great wet hope’ for the West Coast?; Legacy of the Gold Rush: Mercury; and more …

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October 2, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … DWR: Water Year 2020 demonstrates California’s weather variability “California’s Water Year 2020...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/1: “Madness and arrogance” blamed for SGMA lawsuit; How to avoid lawsuits when allocating groundwater; Newsom vetoes Friant-Kern Canal fix bill; Harder’s nutria bill moves forward; Winter season forecast; and more …

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October 1, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … “Madness and arrogance” blamed for one lawsuit against desert groundwater agency “Two...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/30: Searles Valley Minerals sues to protect historic groundwater rights; Hurtado makes splash as Newsom signs water bill; 4 lessons learned in the water sector after the coronavirus; and more …

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September 30, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Water balances from 9:30 to 12pm Join DWR’s California Water Plan Team for a workshop webinar that will share and discuss water balance data – data foundational to building the state’s...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/29: Trump admin fights farmers’ multimillion-dollar water claim; Strange bacteria are attacking the state’s trout supply; When the West Coast wildfires are out, can mushrooms help with the cleanup?; and more …

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September 29, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … Two-Basin Partnership Initial Study Report Meeting on Future of Potter Valley Project from...

DAILY DIGEST: Climate change and the economic value of water in CA; Franks Tract: Makeover for Delta weed patch & salt trap; San Diego CWA defers regional conveyance system study vote until November; and more …

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September 28, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook from 11am to 12pm The California-Nevada Drought...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Small farmers shortchanged by SGMA; The Delta’s blooming problem; A plan to settle the Ventura River litigation; Justice Ron Robie to receive Lifetime Achievement Award; and more …

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September 27, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Small farmers shortchanged by SGMA “When governor Jerry Brown signed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) into law in September 2014, he said that “groundwater management in California is best accomplished...